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Lions fire Carlos Spencer

Former All Black and Blues first five-eighth Carlos Spencer has followed John Mitchell in the cleanout of Lions coaching staff after a dire Super Rugby campaign.

The Golden Lions Rugby Union said in a statement that Spencer, Mitchell's backline coach, was sacked earlier in the week, along with conditioning coach Wayne Taylor.

Mitchell, All Blacks coach from 2002-2003, was suspended in late June and is under investigation, apparently after a list of grievances against him from players was handed to Lions president Kevin de Klerk.

The Lions finished bottom of the Super Rugby table this season, winning just three from 16 matches.

De Klerk told South African media in June that the complaints were around how Mitchell handled players.

The New Zealander, who coached the Western Force for five years from 2005 before leaving after problems with players, is expected to learn his fate next month.

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If a coach/assist coach fails, does that mean the team has no responsibility as well? A player has his own talents, or not & collectively, with his team can aspire to winning. The ABs will, 9 times out of 10, make any coach a succsessful coach cause they are who they are. Deans was on a hiding to nothing when he took over the Auzzies. Still shouldnt of gone there tho.